
Dan
Gillette
Dan brings a wealth of experience and skills to the 2tametheshamE, Inc. team.
ABOUT DAN
Dan Gillette brings a wealth of experience and skills to the 2tametheshamE, Inc. team. He is a coach, designer, researcher, advocate, and educator. In all his work, Dan uses a co-creation approach with his clients to develop meaningful goals and tailored solutions for achieving those goals after guiding them through the process of identifying and understanding their strengths, skills, challenges, goals, and the world around them. He is excited to collaborate with 2tametheshamE clients and their parents using this same co-creation approach that fits each person’s and family’s unique constellation of strengths, circumstances, personality, and interests that will result in them activating and achieving their school, work, and life goals.
Before joining 2tametheshamE, Inc., Dan worked as a learning specialist and counselor in multiple educational settings: K-12, undergraduate institutions, and graduate programs. Additionally, he has taught, developed educational programs, and conducted research at UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Carnegie Mellon University, and has advised corporations, governments, and museums on neuro-inclusivity. Dan’s understanding of neurodivergence and the needs of neurodivergent individuals along with his ability to collaborate with a neurodiverse group of individuals is also evident in the multiple contributions he has made in product design and community building, including serving as chair of the Innovative Technology for Autism Initiative, an international innovation program that empowered the exploration of tools to empower and support individuals with autism and their networks; members included individuals with autism, designers, engineers, researchers, educators, and allies. Additionally, he led the creation of a voice-output communication aid for children with autism. He also guided the development of a virtual world for mental healthcare that allowed therapists and patients to remove barriers to treatment, discover new insights, and more quickly progress through the therapeutic process.
Dan continues to work with nonprofit organizations, universities, and companies to create a more equitable society through design; he is currently involved with the TAMI Program at the University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, an incubator for helping minority parents, who have children with developmental disabilities, and self-advocates with developmental disabilities, establish nonprofits.
Dan earned his master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a concentration on cognition, educational psychology, and instructional design. His bachelor’s degree is from the Lesley College Graduate School, where he studied human development. Before working in education and disability advocacy and design, Dan was a professional musician. He currently resides in Portland, OR.